White Papers
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Supply chain management used to be simple. In a traditional supply chain-driven model, manufacturers made products and pushed them through the system to compliant customers as efficiently as possible. Any fluctuation in customer demand meant that orders would be missed or inventory would pile up, depending on the direction of the fluctuation. Companies thrived in spite of this, as limited competition ensured that they stayed in business.
“Do more with less” has become less of a catch phrase and more a rule of survival for IT managers as they grapple with the challenges of enabling business growth and reducing overhead all the while delivering on aggressive return on investment goals.
Many technologies that enterprises adopt for their information systems often have roots in consumer applications. More employees are extending their workday and increasing efficiency by leveraging the same technology they use to enhance their personal lives—in particular, Web-enabled smartphone and smart-pad devices.
While academicians explore the pedagogical uses of social media, educational institutions are finding creative ways to put social media to use outside the classroom.
This white paper discusses security requirements of large IT environments, including data center and cloud interoperability, mobile device access, virtualization and open collaboration.
With the increasing adoption of social media, and pervasive mobile and broadband access by constituents, government agencies cannot afford to ignore the social media channels.
Significant savings can be realized by consolidating resources through the use of a single network infrastructure. This white paper offers recommendations for a Unified Connect infrastructure.
The flow of data is critical for all organizations, but for Be The Match, lives literally depend on it. In 2007, Be The Match was helping to facilitate 3,700 transplants annually. But how many more lives could Be The Match save if IT were an enabler, not a constraint?
Governments are by far the single biggest buyers of almost office equipment, furniture, vehicles, etc. This paper discusses the business benefits of e-procurement, such as controlled spending, reduced requisition to order costs and cycle time.
Electronic medical records are rapidly replacing paper and becoming the central touch point for everyone involved in patient care. Many hospitals are also discovering that mobile access to the EMR was an essential part of the equation.
You want to reduce time, resources, and costs associated with on-premises solutions. You want to take advantage of security in the cloud and you want the best solution available. This paper discusses CA Arcot's cloud data centers to give you confidence in moving your fraud prevention and advanced authentication to the cloud.
Self- service is a key cloud computing element for taking virtualized environments to higher levels of productivity and business agility. This paper examines the self-service environment and how it streamlines interactions in the enterprise
Simply adding computers to the classroom is not enough to impact student achievement. This paper discusses Dell's view on how to truly transform education for the digital age through its Connected Learning for Schools program.




















